Improvement in sash-holders



L. JONES 8a J'. STROUD.-

v i sAsH-HoLnEn., No. 189,940. Patented Apr 124,187'7..

-INVENTUB 3 l l BY' N. PETERS, PHOTO-UTHOGRAFHER. WASHINGTON, D c' UNITED STATES.

LUTHER JONES AND JAMES STROUD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN SASH-HOLDERS. 4

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 189,940, dated April24, 1877 application tiled March 19, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LUTHER JONES and JAMES STROUD,of the city, county,and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Roller forOar-Window Sash, of which the following is a speciiication Figure l is aside elevation of a portion of a sash having our improvement attached.Fig. 2 is a view of the edge of the sash, and Fig. 3 a detail view ofthe rollers and frame.

Similar'V letters of reference indicate corresponding' parts.

Our invention consists in the arrangement of two rollers at right anglesto each other, in a suitable frame for attachment to the upper cornersof the window-sashes of cars to relieve them of friction caused by theswelling of the sash or casings when damp, or by the warping of the sashor window-frame, as hereinafter more fully described, and definitelyclaimed.

Referiing to the drawing, A is a frame, consisting of sheet metal, cutin suitable shape to form the ears a a. when bent twice at right angles,and to form the part b upon which the car c is formed, by bending themetal at right angles to the part b and parallel to the face d oftheframe.

B is a roller that turns on a pin that is fastened in the earsa a. Thesaid roller projects through a rectangular opening, e, formed in theface of the frame, and bears against the panel of the window.

C is a roller that is arranged at right angles to the roller B, andturns on a pin that passes through the ear c and through the face d ofthe frame A. A rectangular opening, f, is formed in the part b, throughwhich the roller C projects slightly, so that it may run in contact withthel outer window-strip. The roller (l is placed as near the upper partof the frameA as possible, so that when it is fitted in the sash it willrelieve the upper and outer corner of the sash from friction caused bybeing raised at an angle, and outwardly to the upright casing, againstwhich it strikes.

It is obvious that these rollers must be made in pairs of right and leftin Iorder that they may be applied to both ofthe upper corners of thesash.

The frame for the rollers, being made of sheet metal, permits of using-rollers of the larger possible dimensions, and, at the same time, itrequires but little cutting to it it to the sash. y

When a roller is fitted to the lower part of the sash, the smallerroller at the face of the sash is dispensed with, as the bottom of thesash binds at the edges only.

Our improvement is designed especially for the 'windows of street-carsand omnibuses where the peculiar manner of opening the window causesthem to bind at their upper corners, making itdiflcult to open or closethem. By our improvement this difficulty is entirely obviated.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- The frame A, having ears a a and candapertures e f, in combination with the rollers B C at right angles toeach other, substantially as herein shown and described.

LUTHER JONES.

JAMES STROUD.

Witnesses: y

GEO. D. HANKJNS, WM. A. McOoMB.

